Sludge-metal, sludge-crust, sludge-doom and sludge-jazz. Sludge. Apparently 'The Kurgan' is the bad guy from the 'Highlander' movie. I know that because I looked it up.
Shamefully under-attended gig, despite heavy promotion from Ali at The Kurgan. Those of us who DO show up are treated to some good stuff.
AAC TRIO: Their first ever Edinburgh gig. Experimental doomjazz trio featuring Andrew Cairns of Acidsaurus Bong on baritone guitar, a drummer and someone playing an enormous saxophone. I expect some combination of bonk, thud and parp. I might even find out their names.
They are excellent, despite my initial reservations. After all, I like neither jazz nor saxophones. But they're less jazz and more kraut/psych, and that giant sax is more like a weapon of war than a musical instrument.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DEpDVY9NZO4 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579736272396
FOREVER MACHINE: Glaswegian 'funeral thrash' combo. Seen them before, but not for a wee while. I remember liking them. I still do, although their sound seems to have edged somewhat towards the 'post-metal'. Perhaps they have been listening to a lot of NEUROSIS in the intervening years.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/CeregGyejXU https://www.facebook.com/forevermachine
A.V.L: Anybody's guess whether we'll get A.V.L sludge or A.V.L drone/noise, because they can do either. Or perhaps both.
What we get is more like a set of turbo charged sludgegrind, and it's very very good. Not overly fond of our current government..
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/F0681vZOU3s https://www.facebook.com/avlband
ACID REFLUX: Somewhat enigmatic Glaswegians. Possibly sludge, possibly doom, possibly stoner. Definitely from Glasgow. Turns out to be tar-thick absolutely filthy sludge. Played by very young people.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/NKAAkb7jB6o https://www.instagram.com/acid.reflux.band.official/
Well, there you go. Friday night in Edinburgh, a line-up of interesting new(ish) bands, and only a handful of punters show up. Ali is feeling a bit disheartened, as well he might, but the band folks I speak with are philosophical about it. '2 or 200, doesn't matter, ' says the lad from A.V.L, 'If one person leaves having enjoyed the gig, then I'm happy.' Or words to that effect. Fair enough.
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